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This book is the first anthology of the autobiographical writings of Peter Randolph, a prominent nineteenth-century former slave who became a black abolitionist, pastor, and community leader.Randolph’
The Quick College Skills Handbook is a concise, step-by-step guide to mastering the most basic skills of reading, writing, and studying necessary to succeed in college and university classes, all in o
The Papers of Henry Clay span the crucial first half of the nineteenth century in American history. Few men in his time were so intimately concerned with the formation of national policy, and few infl
The Papers of Henry Clay span the crucial first half of the nineteenth century in American history. Few men in his time were so intimately concerned with the formation of national policy, and few infl
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Henry Clay's career spanned a half century of a great formative period in American history. The Papers of Henry Clay span the crucial first half of the nineteenth century in American history. Few men
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This is a timely book written in the temporal and political context of the British New Labour Government's ongoing reliance on the word "community." Its key focus is on understanding community from ac
Provides biographies of key figures in American history, a historical almanac of the period, copies of primary source documents, a chronology, a glossary of difficult words, and a cumulative index.